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Legacy Capitals has been serving financially successful families for many years by helping them to work through topic such as family governance, family values, family philanthropy, family dynamics, and family business, and preparing the rising generation for the opportunities and responsibilities that come with wealth. All too often, families and the advisors who serve them,

Whether we at Legacy Capitals are facilitating a multigenerational family retreat with one of our family-clients, or training Advisors to facilitate family meetings themselves, it is important that the stage is set properly to ensure the family has a productive and meaningful experience. To this end, a few important steps are involved in properly setting

In an article published by Legacy Capitals titled, Engaging Families in Philanthropy 3.0, we write: When people think of philanthropy, they typically envision affluent people writing large checks to nonprofit organizations, but the true scope of philanthropy has far greater impact and complexity. Etymologically, the word philanthropy refers to the love of humanity or promoting

In chapter five of my book Legacy, I address the question that is on the hearts and minds of parents, especially parents of financially successful families, and that is: How do I prepare my children for the opportunity and responsibility of wealth? I addressed this question in a prior blog titled: 4 Parenting Tips for

In chapter five of my book Legacy, I address the question that is on the hearts and minds of parents, especially parents of financially successful families, and that is: How do I prepare my children for the opportunity and responsibility of wealth? Here are four of the ten tips provided in my book. Principle #

In the recent past I had the opportunity to attend multi-generational family meetings with financially successful families. Prior to ever attending a family meeting, I had discussed with the Legacy Capitals team what happens at the meetings; however, experiencing it for myself was eye-opening. To draw a parallel, it was like listening to someone talk

Can Wealth Buy You Happiness? Or ensure that values pass to the next generation? According to Legacy Capitals, the answer is not necessarily. Wealth, though a unique privilege and a blessing for many, is only the beginning. Legacy CEO Richard Orlando’s mantra “Money serving families not people serving money.” It is the larger family questions and answers

When people have infant children at home, they tell themselves that the next stage of parenting will be easier—more sleep, less worry. They, of course, are wrong (but we should probably wait a few years to break the bad news to them). When parents of school-aged children run taxi service to afternoon activities, offer assistance

One of the greatest challenges financially successful families have is how to talk about their wealth with their children. More specifically, we at Legacy Capitals are commonly asked by parents (aka, wealth holders), “Should we talk about our family wealth with our children?” “If so, at what age do we start talking about the money?”

Recently my wife and I experienced a lovely getaway to Newport, Rhode Island. In addition to enjoying the restaurants, shops and boats, we spent much of our time at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Club (ITHF) playing tennis. While talking to the ITHF Director of Tennis, I began to learn about the mission of the

When my wife and I married, she brought to our marriage her daughter from a prior marriage. Since then we have had two additional children (three if you count our dog). In modern nomenclature, we are a blended family. I wasn’t raised in a blended family so it has been a new, enriching, and at

Recently I met with a family that instituted a family philanthropy practice based on the business book, The Go-Giver. If you haven’t read The Go-Giver, it is based on the “trade secret” of ”The Law of Value – your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.”

Legacy Capitals is a leading provider of training, coaching, and consulting services on topics such as wealth & values transfer, preparing the rising generation, family governance, legacy planning, and family philanthropy to financially successful families & family businesses, wealth advisors, family offices, and financial institutions.